Kitajō Station

Kitajō Station (北条駅, Kitajō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kitajō Station 北条駅
Kitajō Station, May 2019
General information
Location	2301-1 Kitajō, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3732 Japan
Coordinates	37.3383°N 138.6369°E / 37.3383; 138.6369
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	44.8 km to Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	unstaffed
History
Opened	1 July 1897; 127 years ago (1897-07-01)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yasuda towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Echigo-Hirota towards Niigata
Location Kitajō Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Kitajō Station Kitajō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kitajō Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 44.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for and Nagaoka and Niigata

History

Kitajō Station opened on 1 July 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 291
• Kitajō Post Office
• Kitajō Elementary School
• Kitajō Middle School
• site of Kitajō Castle

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 584.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)